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Policy
Iran
Why Energy Experts Are Watching Crypto as Oil Wars Emerge
Energy experts say incumbents are complacent about the dominance of the U.S. dollar in oil markets while China and Russia may try to force change.
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By Leigh Cuen
Mar 11, 2020 at 9:40 p.m. UTC
Mar 11, 2020
IranRussiaBitcoinOil MarketsSaudi ArabiaOilCoronavirus
House of the Government of the Russian Federation (Aksenov Petr/Shutterstock)
Policy
Censorship
Russia Seeks to Block 'Darknet' Technologies, Including Telegram's Blockchain
A Russian government agency has requested contractor bids to find ways to block censorship-resistant internet tech, including one blockchain: Telegram's.
House of the Government of the Russian Federation (Aksenov Petr/Shutterstock)
By Anna Baydakova
Mar 11, 2020 at 7:55 p.m. UTC
Mar 11, 2020
CensorshipRussiaTelegramInternet of ThingsMesh NetworksTelegram Open Network
oil pumps
Markets
Iran
What the Oil Market Says About Bitcoin's 'Safe Haven' Status
“I don’t think any asset is safe right now – except cash, U.S. dollars.”
oil pumps
By Leigh Cuen
Mar 9, 2020 at 9:53 p.m. UTC
Mar 9, 2020
IranRussiaBitcoinSaudi ArabiaOilBitcoin as Safe Haven
CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY: Roman Abramovich, owner of the Chelsea soccer club, invested $10 million in Telegram’s token sale through a British Virgin Islands-based entity, court papers indicate. (Image: Shutterstock.)
Finance
Russia
Russian Oligarch, Ex-Cabinet Minister Invested in Telegram's ICO, Court Filing Says
Roman Abramovich, owner of the Chelsea soccer club, invested $10 million in Telegram’s $1.7 billion token sale through a British Virgin Islands-based entity, court papers indi...
CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY: Roman Abramovich, owner of the Chelsea soccer club, invested $10 million in Telegram’s token sale through a British Virgin Islands-based entity, court papers indicate. (Image: Shutterstock.)
By Anna Baydakova
Mar 4, 2020 at 10:15 p.m. UTC
Mar 4, 2020
RussiaSECTelegramICOTON
Norilsk nickel melting shop
Finance
Russia
Russian Smelting Giant Nornickel Launches Metal Tokenization Platform for Testing
The Russian mining and smelting giant will issue metal-backed tokens on Atomyze, a Hyperledger-based blockchain platform.
Norilsk nickel melting shop
By Anna Baydakova
Feb 25, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 25, 2020
RussiaHyperledgerTokenizationMetals
Bank of Russia
Markets
Russia
Russia's Central Bank Proposes New Token Framework, but Labels Crypto Transactions 'Suspicious'
Russia is looking at creating a regulatory distinction between asset tokenization and 'pure' cryptocurrencies.
Bank of Russia
By Paddy Baker
Feb 17, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 17, 2020
RussiaRegulationsCentral Bank of Russia
Moscow.
Markets
Exchanges
Binance Adds Support for Fee-Free P2P Trading With Russian Rubles
Users can now trade rubles directly with bitcoin, ether, tether and binance coin without any transaction fees.
Moscow.
By Paddy Baker
Feb 11, 2020 at 12:45 p.m. UTC
Feb 11, 2020
ExchangesRussiaTradingBinance
Alexander Vinnik being escorted to the Supreme Court in Greece in 2017 (Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock)
Markets
Greece
Alleged BTC-e Operator Will Be Extradited to France After Greek Supreme Court Ruling
Greece's supreme administrative court found that a ruling to extradite alleged BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik to France was lawful. Vinnik can no longer appeal the decision.
Alexander Vinnik being escorted to the Supreme Court in Greece in 2017 (Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock)
By Paddy Baker
Jan 23, 2020 at 6:45 p.m. UTC
Jan 23, 2020
GreeceBTC-eRussiaFranceAlexander Vinnik
Aleksey Bragin, representative for Kraken Futures in Russia
Markets
Kraken
Kraken Futures to Expand Into Russia After New Hire
Kraken Futures is ramping up its Russian expansion with the hiring of a new representative, ICBIT founder Aleksey Bragin.
Aleksey Bragin, representative for Kraken Futures in Russia
By Anna Baydakova
Jan 14, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Jan 14, 2020
KrakenRussiaFuturesKraken Futures
Sergei Nemchenkov, the head of data centers and digital products at Rosenergoatom / Anna Baydakova for CoinDesk
Finance
Bitcoin mining
A Russian Nuclear Plant Is Renting Space to Energy-Hungry Bitcoin Miners
A state-owned nuclear power plant in Russia may soon fuel a bitcoin mining hub.
Sergei Nemchenkov, the head of data centers and digital products at Rosenergoatom / Anna Baydakova for CoinDesk
By Anna Baydakova
Jan 8, 2020 at 5:15 p.m. UTC
Jan 8, 2020
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